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Miscellanea curiosa. Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age; being the most valuable discourses, read and delivered to the Royal Society, for the advancement of physical and mathematical knowledge. As also a collection of curious travels, voyages, antiquities, and natural histories of countries; presented to the same society

by: Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742, editor

Publication date: 1708

Topics: Natural history, Science -- Early works to 1800, Natural history, Science

Publisher: London, Printed by J. M. for R. Smith, at the Bible under the piazza of the Royal Exchange, in Cornhill

Collection: biodiversity; smithsonian

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: English

Volume: v.2 (1708)

3 volumes 20 cm

"The laws of stereographick projection laid down and demonstrated by Ja. Hodgson," volume 2, pages 42-52 (2nd page group)

Volume 3 has title: Miscellanea curiosa. Containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries, as they have been delivered in the Royal Society. Volume 3 is from the 1705-1707 edition, with 1707 imprint date, and has [3] pages of publisher's advertisements

"A letter from Mr. John Clayton ... giving an account of several observables in Virginia, and in his voyage thither", volume 3, pages 281-355

The engraved frontispiece in volume 1 is signed: M. van der Gucht sculp

extracted picklist 20081216

digitized BHLDP 20140708

Addeddate: 2014-04-22 16:26:44.499805

Associated-names: Hodgson, James, 1672-1755, contributor; Mead, Richard, 1673-1754, contributor; Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757, contributor; Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, engraver; Royal Society (Great Britain), sponsor